Which to use
“wirklichen” and “wirklicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,696
- “wirklichen” frequency rank
- #19,454
- “wirklicher” frequency rank
- 27150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirklichen | wirklicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wirklich |
Where the eye mixes wirklichen and wirklicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wirklichen and wirklicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wirklichen with wirklicher
A purely visual mix-up. wirklichen ([ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩]) and wirklicher ([ˈvɪʁklɪçɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “wirklichen” becomes r in “wirklicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirklichen is recorded at frequency rank #7,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçn̩]. wirklicher is at rank #19,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁklɪçɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27150, this pair ranks #1,806,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirklichen vs wirklicher
Shared letters: cehiklrw. Private to "wirklichen": n. Private to "wirklicher": -.
"wirklichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wirklicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wirklichen ← iwrklichen · wikrlichen · wirkilchen · wirkklichen · wirklcihen · wirklicchen · wirklicehn · wirklichenn
- wirklicher ← iwrklicher · wikrlicher · wirkilcher · wirkklicher · wirklciher · wirkliccher · wirklicehr · wirklicherr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wirklichen" and "wirklicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wirklichen" or "wirklicher"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wirklichen" and "wirklicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirklichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirklicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,806,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirklichen" and "wirklicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wirklicher vs wirkliches". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,806,519 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.